Quilting-frame.



QUILTING FRAME.

(Application led July 26, 1901.1

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

THOMAS LEWIS, OF SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.

QUlLTlNGV-FRAM E.

srncrrrenrIoN forming part of 'Letters raamt No. 701,991, dated June 1o, .1902.

Application nea Jury 2e, 19in.

To a/ZZ `wtorn/ it matt/concern:-

Be it known thatY I, THOMASy LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Smithfield, county of Fayette, State`of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and Vuseful Improvements in Quilting-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to quilting-frames.

The object of the present invention is to provide a quilting-frame of improved and novel construction adapted forfoldin g or collapsing,

so as to occupy small space when not in use,

and, further, the provision of a quilting-frame having novel means for bracing the same when opened up for use and for securing the quilting-rails as desired.

A still further object is the provision of a quilting-frame which can be conveniently taken entirely apart for purposes ot' packing or shipping when necessary.

Having the foregoing objects in View, the invention consists of a quilting-frame comprising certain improved features and novel combinations of parts set'forth more fullyin the following description and recited' in the appended claims. v y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view', dotted lines representing the quilt as attached to the rails of the invention when ready for use; Fig. 2, a View showing the frame folded, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 detail views of different parts.

At each end of the frame there isa pair of crossed legs 1 and 2,'connected by a brace 3, having reduced endson which the legs are pivoted in a detachable manner. To insure the retention ofthe legs on the brace when the device is in use, rest-'rods 5 are employed, which are pivoted at 6 to the outer legs and have their inner ends provided with hooks 7 to engage the pins 8 on the brace. It will be seen that these rest-rods pass under the inner legs and also have the function of forming a support therefor, which is particularly advantageous immediately after the device has been opened out and previous to the connection of the stay-rods described hereinafter.' The upper portion of eachleg is provided with a slit or kerf V9, extending inwardly to an enlargement 10, whereby greater resiliency is given the portions. Intersecting the slit or korf is an aperture 11, and between the same Serial No.l69,822. i (No model.)

and the end of the leg a bolt 12 passes through both of the resilient portions of the leg, said bolt having a head on one end and being provided witha Wing or thumb nut 13 on its other end, under'which is a washer 14, whereby the resilient portions of the leg can be drawn together andthe size of theaperture 11 can be reduced.

The numerals 15 designate quilting-rails, which have reduced ends 16, passing through the apertures l1. When the reduced ends are in the` apertures and the wing-nuts are tightened,`the quilting-rails will be securely clamped against turning, while when the nuts are loosened the quiltingrails can be withdrawn after the rest-rodshave been uuhooked.

The numerals 17 designate stay-rods having on their ends eyelets 18, one of which receives the reduced end of one quilting-'rail and is located between the shoulder thereon and the leg through which the reducedend passes and is adapted to normally remain thereon, while the other eye isadapted to be slipped over the projecting end of the other'tquilting-rail after the frame has been spread, and thus the legs are stayed and prevented from spreading.

v Assuming that the frame is inthe collapsed or folded position shown'in Fig. 2 and it is desired to open up the same, thelegs are rst spread and the rest-rodsengaged with the pins, after which the eyesfat the free ends of the stay-rods are slipped over. the reduced projectingends of the quilting-rail having the same. The quilting-rails are then turned to make the fabric properly taut,A and the wingnuts are then tightened to;c,lamp the rails in that position. Work can then be carried on on the quilt. Folding can'obviously be accomplished by detaching the-free ends of the stay-rods and unhooking the rest-rods. When it isdesired to take the entire'frame apart to pack it for shipment or for 'other purposes, on loosening the Wing-nuts and detaching the stay-rods and rest-rods the brace and the quilting-rails can be drawn'out from the legs, whereupon the different parts of the vdevice can be bundled together. A i g1 j' Having thus describedV my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl N Y 1. In a quilting-fra`me,the combination with a brace and pairs of legs pivoted thereto, of

quilting-rails connecting the legs, and disengageefble rest-rods connected to the outer leg of each pair of legs and extending under the inner legs and connected to the brace, seid inner legs resting against and being supported by said rest-rods. A

2. In a, quiiting-frame,the combination With a brace and pairs of legs pivoted thereto, quilting-rails connecting the legs, stay-rods disen- Io gageably extending from one leg of each pair to the other leg of the same pair, and disengageable rest-rods connected to the outer legs and to the brace and extending underneath the inner legs.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 15 signature in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS LEWIS.

Witnesses:

C. L. MCGEE, JAS. R. DIVILBIss. 

